The Holinshed Texts (1587, Volume 6, p. 189)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this meane time, whilest the king went for|wards on his iournie northwards, vpon the 18 of December last past,The castell of Hanslap. the castell of Hanslap was ta|ken by Foukes de Brent, which apperteined vnto William Manduit. On the same day also was the castell of Tunbridge taken by the garrison of Ro|chester,Tunbridge castell. which castell of Tunbridge belonged to the earle of Clare. Moreouer, the foresaid Foukes de Brent comming vnto Bedford,Bedford takẽ by Foukes de Brent. wan both the towne and castell: for they that had the castell in kéeping, after 7 daies respit (which they obteined at the hands of the said Foukes) when rescue came not from the lord William Beauchampe their maister,Will. Beau|champe. they deli|uered it vnto the said Foukes. Unto whom K. Iohn gaue not onlie that castell, but also committed to his kéeping the castels of Northampton,Castels deli|uered to the kéeping of Foukes de Brent. Oxford and Cambridge.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king had this Foukes in great estimation, and amongst other waies to aduance him, he gaue to him in marriage Margaret de Riuers, a ladie of high nobilitie,

Foukes de Brent ad|uanced by marriage.

Rockingham, Sawey, and Biham.

with all the lands and possessions that to hir belonged. Moreouer, to William earle of Al|bemarle the king deliuered the custodie of the ca|stels of Rockingham, Sawey and Biham. To one Ranulfe Teutonicus, the castell of Barkehamsted, and to Walter Godreuill seruant to Foukes de Brent,Barkhamsted he betooke the kéeping of the castell of Hert|ford. Thus what on the one part,Hertfort ca|stell. and what on the o|ther, the barons lost in maner all their possessions from the south sea vnto the borders of Scotland, the king seizing the same into his hands, and commit|ting them to the kéeping of strangers, and such other as he thought more trustie and conuenient. All this while the barons laie at London banketting and making merrie, without attempting anie exploit praise-worthie. But yet when they heard by certeine aduertisement, what hauocke and destruction was made of their houses & possessions abroad, they could not but lament their miseries, and amongst other their complaints which they vttered one to another, they sore blamed the pope, as a cheefe cause of all EEBO page image 190 these euils, for that he mainteined and defended the king against them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Indeed about the same time pope Innocent, who before at the instant suit of king Iohn had excom|municated the barons in generall,The barons accursed by name. did now excom|municate them by name, and in particular, as these. First all the citizens of London which were authors of the mischéefe that had happened by the rebellion of the said barons. Also Robert Fitz Walter, Saer de Quincie earle of Winchester, R. his sonne, G. de Mandeuille, and W. his brother the earle of Clare, and G. his sonne, H. earle of Hereford, R. de Percie, G. de Uescie, I. conestable of Chester, W. de Mow|braie, Will. de Albenie, W. his sonne, P. de Breuse, R. de Cressey, I. his sonne, Ranulfe Fitz Robert, R. earle Bigot, H. his sonne, Robert de Uere, Foulke Fitz Warren, W. Mallet, W. de Mountacute, W. Fitz Marshall, W. de Beauchampe, S. de Kime, R. de Montbigons, and Nicholas de Stuteuille, with diuerse other.